Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Interesting Reading

Found an interesting site today. http://www.spinsanity.org/
 
Reading the 'about' section, it appears they are devoted to debunking spin on both sides of politics. A quick browse over their site seems to support that with Bush and Kerry both taking flak.
 
Reading their review of Farenheit 9/11 makes interesting reading.
http://www.spinsanity.org/columns/20040702.html
 
One fascinating example of how Moore deceives the audience is the one regarding the Bin Laden flights out of the US.
 
Moore:
 
It turns out that the White House approved planes to pick up the Bin Ladens and numerous other Saudis. At least six private jets and nearly two dozen commercial planes carried the Saudis and the Bin Ladens out of the US after September 13th. In all, 142 Saudis, including 24 members of the bin Laden family, were allowed to leave the country.
Moore insinuates that they were the only ones allowed to leave the country, evidence of their special relationship. What he conveniently forgets to mention is that commercial flights leaving the country resumed on the 14th.
 
rofl
 
I'd recommend you see the movie for laughs, except that it would only line his pockets even more.